Louis Lauter

Louis Lauter is a senior vice president at Beacon Global Strategies, a national security-focused consulting firm. Before joining Beacon, Mr. Lauter served as the Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs, where he advised the Secretary of Defense on all legislative matters, developed and pursued strategies to achieve the Department’s legislative priorities, and managed congressional engagement across the Department of Defense. Mr. Lauter also served in the Obama administration in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs from 2015 to 2017 as the Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs and the team chief for acquisitions, technology, and logistics. Before joining the Department of Defense, Mr. Lauter served as the vice president for congressional and government affairs at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), where he managed CSIS’s interactions with Congress and the executive branch. Before joining CSIS, Mr. Lauter worked on capitol hill for Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and then for Representative Rick Larsen (D-WA,) where he supported the Congressman’s defense and foreign policy work on the House Armed Services Committee and the Congressional U.S.-China Working group and managed his energy and natural resources portfolio. Mr. Lauter holds a master’s degree in international public policy from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Washington. He was awarded both the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service and the Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service.